With Civil War history, ghostly streets, and a tumultuous past, this semi-abandoned riverside Illinois town makes for a ...

The city came together Saturday morning to honor the history of Alum Creek Trail and the role it played in enslaved people’s ...

Enslaved fugitives referred to the Ohio River as the River Jordan. It was a metaphor for freedom like the Israelites’ flight from slavery in Egypt through the parted waters of the Red Sea. Except the ...

A pair of threats are in play in parts of the South this weekend, especially Saturday. Here's what you need to know.

When visitors enter the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing, Ohio, their first question is ‘Was this a stop on the ...